Minnesota Legislature
HF 737
as introduced - 90th Legislature (2017 - 2018) Posted on 03/20/2017 04:20pm
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A bill for an act
relating to human services; establishing a grant program for mental health
innovation; establishing the mental health innovation account in the special revenue
fund; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 246.18,
subdivision 4, by adding a subdivision; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota
Statutes, chapter 245.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
Section 1.
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[245.4662] GRANT PROGRAM; MENTAL HEALTH INNOVATION.
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new text begin Definitions. new text end
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(a) For the purposes of this section, the following terms have
the meaning given them:
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(b) "Community mental health center" means an agency that:
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(1) is established under sections 245.61 to 245.69 and employs a competent
multidisciplinary mental health, developmental disability, and chemical dependency
professional team whose members meet the professional standards in the members' respective
fields and are qualified by specific mental health training and experience; and
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(2) provides or contracts for at a minimum the following services for individuals with
mental or emotional disorders, developmental disabilities, alcoholism, drug abuse, and other
psychiatric conditions:
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(i) collaborative and cooperative services with public health and other groups for
programs of prevention of mental illness, alcoholism and drug abuse, and other psychiatric
disorders;
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(ii) informational and educational services to schools, courts, and health and welfare
agencies, both public and private;
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(iii) informational and educational services to the general public, lay, and professional
groups;
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(iv) consulting services to schools, courts, and health and welfare agencies, both public
and private;
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(v) outpatient diagnostic and treatment services;
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(vi) rehabilitative services, particularly for individuals who previously received treatment
in an inpatient facility;
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(vii) detoxification, evaluation, and referral for chemical dependency services under
section 254A.08; and
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(viii) specific coordination for mentally ill or behaviorally disabled, developmental
disability, and chemical dependency programs under sections 254A.07 and 245.61.
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(c) "Community partnership" means a project involving the collaboration of two or more
eligible applicants.
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(d) "Eligible applicant" means an eligible county, facility or organization providing
community support and day treatment services under section 245.4712, community mental
health center, hospital, and community partnership. Eligible applicant does not include a
state-operated direct care and treatment facility or program under chapter 246.
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(e) "Intensive residential treatment services" has the meaning given in section 256B.0622,
subdivision 2.
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(f) "Metropolitan area" means the seven-county metropolitan area, as defined in section
473.121, subdivision 2.
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new text begin Grants authorized. new text end
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The commissioner of human services shall award grants
to eligible applicants to plan, establish, or operate programs to improve accessibility and
quality of community-based, outpatient mental health services and reduce the number of
clients admitted to regional treatment centers and community behavioral health hospitals.
The commissioner shall award half of all grant funds to eligible applicants in the metropolitan
area and half of all grant funds to eligible applicants outside the metropolitan area. The
commissioner shall publish criteria for grant awards no later than September 1, 2017.
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(a) To receive a grant under this section, an applicant
must submit an application to the commissioner of human services by October 31, 2017,
and each year thereafter. A grant may be awarded upon the signing of a grant contract. An
applicant may apply for and the commissioner may award grants for one-year or two-year
periods.
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(b) An application must be on a form and contain information as specified by the
commissioner but at a minimum must contain:
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(1) a description of the purpose or project for which grant funds will be used;
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(2) a description of the specific problem the grant funds will address;
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(3) a description of achievable objectives, a work plan, and a timeline for implementation
and completion of processes or projects enabled by the grant; and
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(4) a process for documenting and evaluating results of the grant.
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(c) The commissioner shall review each application to determine whether the application
is complete and whether the applicant and the project are eligible for a grant. In evaluating
applications according to paragraph (d), the commissioner shall establish criteria including,
but not limited to: the eligibility of the project; the applicant's thoroughness and clarity in
describing the problem grant funds are intended to address; a description of the applicant's
proposed project; a description of the population demographics and service area of the
proposed project; the manner in which the applicant will demonstrate the effectiveness of
any projects undertaken; and evidence of efficiencies and effectiveness gained through
collaborative efforts. The commissioner may also consider other relevant factors, including,
but not limited to, the proposed project's longevity and financial sustainability. In evaluating
applications, the commissioner may request additional information regarding a proposed
project, including information on project cost. An applicant's failure to provide the
information requested disqualifies an applicant. The commissioner shall determine the
number of grants awarded.
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(d) In determining whether eligible applicants receive grants under this section, the
commissioner shall give preference to grant applications as follows, from highest preference
to lowest preference:
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(1) intensive residential treatment services, providing time-limited mental health services
in a residential setting;
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(2) the creation of stand-alone urgent care centers for mental health and psychiatric
consultation services;
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(3) community mental health centers; and
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(4) other innovative projects that improve options for mental health services in community
settings and reduce the number of clients who remain in regional treatment centers and
community behavioral health hospitals beyond when discharge is determined to be clinically
appropriate.
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new text begin Awarding of grants. new text end
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The commissioner must notify grantees of awards by
December 15, 2017, and grant funds must be disbursed by January 1, 2018, and each year
thereafter.
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Sec. 2.
Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 246.18, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
Subd. 4.
Collections deposited in the general fund.
Except as provided in subdivisions
5, 6, and 7, all receipts from collection efforts for the deleted text begin regional treatment centers,deleted text end state nursing
homesdeleted text begin ,deleted text end and other state facilities as defined in section 246.50, subdivision 3,new text begin except regional
treatment centers and community behavioral health hospitals,new text end must be deposited in the
general fund. The commissioner shall ensure that the departmental financial reporting
systems and internal accounting procedures comply with federal standards for reimbursement
for program and administrative expenditures and fulfill the purpose of this deleted text begin paragraphdeleted text end new text begin
subdivisionnew text end .
Sec. 3.
Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 246.18, is amended by adding a subdivision to
read:
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new text begin Mental health innovation account. new text end
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The mental health innovation account is
established in the special revenue fund. Revenue generated by collection efforts from the
regional treatment centers and community behavioral health hospitals under section 246.54
after July 1, 2017, must be deposited into the mental health innovation account, unless
otherwise specified in law. Money deposited in the mental health innovation account shall
be disbursed for the purposes of administering the mental health innovation grant program
under section 245.4662.
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Sec. 4. new text begin APPROPRIATION.
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$10,000,000 in fiscal year 2018 is appropriated from the general fund to the commissioner
of human services to administer the grant program described in Minnesota Statutes, section
245.4662. The unencumbered balance in the first year does not cancel but is available for
the second year.
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